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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - NASA Science.
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - NASA Science.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 historic flights since first taking to the skies above the Red Planet.

On April 19, 2021, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. It flew for the last time on Jan. 18, 2024.

Designed to be a technology demonstration that would make no more than five test flights in 30 days, the helicopter eventually completed 72 flights across nearly three years, soaring higher and faster than previously imagined. Ingenuity embarked on a new mission as an operations demonstration, serving as an aerial scout for scientists and rover planners, and for engineers ready to learn more about Perseverance’s landing-gear debris.

In its final phase, the helicopter entered a new engineering demonstration phase where it executed experimental flight tests that further expanded the team’s knowledge of the vehicle’s aerodynamic limits.

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u/coinfanking — 12 hours ago
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I searched online and I can't find any information about this NASA employee oath. Does anyone have any background information on it's origin and author?

u/guvner — 18 hours ago
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What is life like for astronauts when not in space?

When they are not in space or in mission training what do they do?

Do they work long hours or is it a regular 9-5?

Do they travel a lot for press and interviews?

Just wondering what its like after seeing all the Artemis hype

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u/TraditionalAd6977 — 2 days ago
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End of Americans in LEO?

ISS is gonna be decommissioned in 5 years and NASA seems fully focused and allocating all their resources on building a moon base instead of building a new space station so does that mean we’re approaching the end of an era of US astronauts living in Low Earth Orbit. Once the moon base is done it’s looking like whenever NASA launches astronauts it will be to the moon instead of LEO, probably doing their space based research there instead of the ISS. There may be commercial space stations but I doubt NASA will use them often as it will be much smaller and less capable in the interim at least, they might send a crew every once in a while but it seems most focus will be on sending astronauts to the moon base.

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u/Qualified-Astronomer — 2 days ago
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57 years ago today, NASA launched Apollo 10, the final dress rehearsal before the first Moon landing (May 18, 1969)

u/The_Rise_Daily — 3 days ago
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We’re the test pilots of NASA’s X-59 aircraft, which is helping to create a future of quiet supersonic flight. Ask us anything!

Imagine flying faster than the speed of sound, but instead of your aircraft creating a sometimes shockingly-loud sonic boom, it emits a much gentler thump. That’s what NASA’s X-59 aircraft is designed for – and it’s meant to usher in a future of quiet supersonic flight. 

NASA test pilots Nils Larson and Jim “Clue” Less are putting this close-to-100-foot, experimental aircraft through its paces, getting it ready for the point where the agency can evaluate its quiet thump capability. Nils and Clue also helped provide input on the design of the X-59 and spent years in simulators before it took off for the first time last year. 

The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which aims to not just build and test the aircraft, but also collect data on how people perceive the noise it makes. 

The first “A” in NASA stands for "Aeronautics,” and we can’t wait to talk about this mission and its game-changing technology. We’re here to answer your questions about the X-59, how it works, what it feels like to fly the plane, and what’s next for Quesst and for supersonic flight. Ask us anything! 

We are: 

  • Nils Larson, X-59 test pilot (NL) 
  • Jim "Clue" Less, X-59 test pilot (CL) 
  • Peter Coen, Quesst mission integration manager (PC) 
  • Robert Margetta, public affairs officer, NASA Aeronautics (RM)

PROOF: https://x.com/NASA/status/2055355043071606974

We’ll be back at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) to answer your questions. Thanks for joining us!

EDIT: That's a wrap for today's AMA -- thanks to everyone for your questions! Keep an eye out for the latest X-59 updates on our Quesst mission page and on our NASA Aeronautics social accounts.

u/nasa — 3 days ago
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I decided to wear my 80's NASA space shuttle flight jacket to the 30th anniversary of the movie "Twister" celebration out on Wakita, Oklahoma!!

Everyone LOVED my jacket!!!!

u/ForwardClimate780 — 4 days ago
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History of NASA book recommendations

Hello all, I’ve looked through the subreddit’s FAQs and did some googling, however I felt it would be beneficial and probably more efficient to come here for some book recommendations.

I’m looking for something that can give a casual reader a decent idea of the history of the administration. From say mid-1950s up to the present day (as close as possible). A series is fine too if one volume would be impossible.

Thanks for any help

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u/james02135 — 3 days ago
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My Saturn V Rocketdyne F-1 Injector Plate display model 1:4 scale!

The Saturn V F-1 engine injector plate had around 5k+ holes across the plate’s surface forced the engine’s propellants (liquid oxygen and kerosene) into the combustion chamber. Early F-1 test engines experienced combustion instability, which could lead to engine loss. The instability was solved by the addition of baffles (dividers) across the injector plate's surface.

This was actually the first piece I modeled for my take on the F-1. I decided to explode it much larger, create a simple stand, and print it! The FDM version (pictured) is 1:4 scale. I'm going to work on the resin version as well - likely 1:6 scale, a bit smaller. Note how even when blown up, visible polygon/edges are still not there. That's how detailed I create my 3D models. All modeling done in Autodesk Maya. Printed on Bambu Lab P2S!

If you're interested in the STLs, you can DM me.

u/One_Assumption2723 — 4 days ago
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Eartset Embroidery Project

I made this 6 panel tiled scene of the earthset picture! It took over a week of solid sewing. I was inspired by seeing someone do a similar thing with 3d printing and I was like ooh i bet i could do that with thread. Not sure if I want to incorporate it into a bigger project or just maybe hang it on the wall.

u/Mr_Soggybottoms — 4 days ago
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My grandfather use to work at Dryden and was part of many different projects. Who do I need to speak with to check classification status for some of the images and documents my mother inherited? I have been trying to get in contact with someone for 6 months.

My grandpa was a pretty awesome man, and he was at Dryden for about 35yrs. He was a part of so many different projects, and when he passed away my mom inherited all of his stuff. In it, there are THOUSANDS of documents, images, and slides from his time at NASA. Some are engineering changes, some are test flight images, some are VHS or 8 track tapes, some are just random behind the scenes photos, and I am working on cataloging everything. Once I have completed this, my mom would like to loan and/or donate a large portion to museums, however we obviously need to make sure that there isn't anything that might still be considered classified (projects included engineering designs that are still used today) before we share them. Does anyone know who I need to contact for this?? I have sent multiple emails and left multiple messages over the past 6 months, however for some reason I have not received any sort of response.

Photo source; the personal effects of the late Richard E. Klein, retired NASA employee who held many different titles during his time at Dryden.

u/Zookeeper-MC-Iris — 6 days ago
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53 years ago today, the last Saturn V ever to fly launched Skylab, America's first space station, into orbit, and nearly destroyed it a minute later (May 14, 1973)

u/The_Rise_Daily — 7 days ago